ƒ Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Service visage noir (assiette C), 1948
White earthenware ceramic, red, green, white engobe with shiny black background and knife-engraved signature, partially glazed
Debossed stamps "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Edition Picasso" on the back and inscribed with "C" on the back
From an edition of 100
Ø 24 cm
Provenance : New York auction, Sotheby's, 3 November 2001, lot 426 (2 works)
- Purchased from the latter by the current owner
- European private collection
Bibliography: A. Ramié, Picasso: Catalogue de l'œuvre céramique édité 1947-1971, no. 38